Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-07
THE LEE MONUMENT.
SENATE GIVES PERMISSION TO PUT IT
ON TIE CAPITOL SQUARE.
Debate on State Depositories- -Kendairs
bill-LoeaioptiOn Law The Work
ing Of Conviets, &C.

1be Senate met yesterday at Il
O'Clock noon--Lieutenant- Governor
John f. Massey, the President, in the
chair. There was no prayer.
Senate bill for the relief Of J. b.
Dortch was taken up, and the amend
ment proposed by the House of Dele
gates agreed TO.
DRUMMER's TAX.
Mr.. Koiner, from the Committee on
Finance and Banks, reported with
amendments the House bill repeating
the license tax on drummers.
The original bill proposed to repeal
sections 30 and 81 Of the law which de-
fined what sample-merchaut was and
imposed license-tax upon him. The
! amendment leaves section 30 as it now
stands on the statute-bookS and amends
section 81 so as to exclude the drum.
mer of ardent spirits. Two sections
are added providing for the drummer
of ardent spirits and imposing q license
tax OF $3.50 upon him. The object of
this is to bring the sale of liquor by
sample within the purview of the po-
lice power of the State.
Among the other bills reported from
committees were the following: Amend
ing section and repeating sections
and Ia of chapter 81, Acts of 1884, in
relation to the appointment of board
of visitors of the Virginia Military In
stitute; to amend sections 30, 33, and
20, Code of 1873, in relation to dis
posing Of lunatics when restored to
sanity; TO amend section s Of chapter
81, Code of Virginia, in relation to
turnpike companies.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. Trout, of Roanoke: To in
corporate the Roanoke Cotton-Mills.
BY Mr. Meredith, of Prince William :
TO authorize the qualified voters Of
Norfolk county TO vote upon the aues-
ton of the removal of the courthouse
of said county.
BY Mr.. Mccormick, Of Clarke (by
request Tofoster the culture of black
bass fish in James river.
Placed on the calendar
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
Leave of absence was granted Mr..
Blackstone, of Accomack, for three days :;
Mr.. Grim. of Page, for five days, and
Mr.. Staples, of Patrick, for two days.
CINCINNATI AND NORFOLK RAILROAD.
Mr.. Rhea moved to reconsider the
vote 10y which on Thursday the Senate
passed House bill prescribing the man
ner in which the Norfolk and Cincinnati
railroad shall pay its taxes on its mort
gage TO secure bonds aud to enlarge the
powers of said company. He did
this because there was an i'm
portant amendment which should
have been placed on the bill.
The motion was reconsidered, Mr..
Rhea's amendment agreed to, and the
bill again passed. The bill, as it came
from the House provided that the com
pany should build all of the main line
Of its road before it could build any
branch. As amended the company
can. after building n part of its main
line, construct a branch TO coal pits or
other points desired for the purpose of
procuring supplies, &c.
JUDGE FOR THE FIFTEENTH CIRCUIT.
Mr.. Coltrane offered joint resou-
ton which provided for the election of
a Judge of the Fifteenth judicial cir
cult at | o'clock, in place of Hon. John
II. Fulton, resigned.
The resolution was agreed to, and the
House was so informed. That body
amended the resolution and sent it back
to the Senate.
The House amendment was to strike
out the latter part of the resolution,
which provided that the term of the
Judge elected shall commence August
lst, when Judge Fulton's resignation
takes effect, and to continue for the
term prescribed by law.
Mr.. Williams opposed the amend
ment. The communication from the
Governor informing the Senate that
Judge Fulton had resigned stated that
the resignation would take effect On the
day named, and he thought the Senate
journal should show under what cir
cumstances the election is held.
The resolution was referred to the
Committee on Courts, to be reported
tins morning.
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